What color is #FAD2C5?

#FAD2C5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD2C5?

The RGB value is 250, 210, 197: 250 red, 210 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD2C5?

The complementary color is #C5EDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD2C5 color

#FAD2C5 rgb(250, 210, 197)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAD2C5 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 82.4% green and 77.3% blue (250, 210, 197).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cinderella (#FBD7CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#FAD2C5 color codes

HEX	`#FAD2C5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 210, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 82.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, 12.05, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 16.77, 44.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.549, 70.451, 62.589)`
Decimal	`16437957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD2C5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAD2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAD2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad2c5; }
.text { color: #fad2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 210 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad2c5, #faedc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAD2C5?: #FAD2C5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD2C5?: The RGB value is 250, 210, 197: 250 red, 210 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD2C5?: The complementary color is #C5EDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.